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Ye Jiao moved to the front as she could see two other young people at the front. They should be around her age.
The first one was a large and muscular young man. He has a stern expression with roguelike clothes. His robe was grey in color as he stood there proudly. There were a lot of people behind him, waiting patiently. From their proud expression, it was clear that they were following after his particular youth.
The second one was a beautiful young man. Yes, beautiful. She knew that he was a male based on how he dressed, but he looked very feminine. He has long eyelashes and long blonde hair. The way he stood showed that he must have come from a powerful family. Even though there was a slight smile on the corner of his lips, Ye Jiao could sense the dangerous aura he emanated.
"Oh, a little girl," the second man's words sounded surprised. He looked at Ye Jiao with interest in his pale blue eyes.
"Hello," Ye Jiao greeted with a smile on her face. She maintained her distance with the two of them because she wanted to be polite.
"I'm Han Fu," the second and beautiful one introduced. "May I know your name, Young Miss?"
"There's no need to be overly polite. My name is Ye Jiao."
"Ye Jiao? Oh my, that name truly suits you. You're indeed beautiful," Han Fu laughed. Ye Jiao had goosebumps on her back as she noticed that the way he laughed was truly similar to that of a woman. Is he truly a man?
"Thank you."
Ye Jiao smiled politely and hid her real thoughts as she looked at the other young man. The large young man noticed her stare and forced a smile on his lips.
"I'm Gao Yun from Thunder Alley."
"I'm Ye Jiao from Four Kingdoms,��� Ye Jiao decided to add the location where she came from.
"Oh, Four Kingdoms?" Han Fu's interest was piqued. "Isn't that the one where the balance is divided into four?"
"Yes."
"I come from Han Valley. It used to have the name of Three Kingdoms, but it changed after my family united the land," Han Fu said eagerly.
Ye Jiao blinked her eyes. "I see, you must have come from a powerful family."
"Yes~."
This was the first time she met with a chatterbox man and also a feminine one at that. Looking at the two of them, she had guessed that they must have come from a different place. Come to think about it, there were more than 100 secluded locations, right? How many geniuses would each area be able to gather and stand out in this examination?
As Ye Jiao was thinking, a man came out on the second floor of the building in front of them.
"The examination will begin!"
"First of all, I want to give a speech. I'm the representative of all the academies in the Xian Gu Kingdom and I welcome you all to this examination. The number of youngsters that gathered here has reached above 1 million…"
As he began to speak, Ye Jiao realized that this man indeed could talk. He gave a long speech while she looked around. Now that he mentioned it, the number of youngsters in this place was truly a lot. She wondered how many of them would be able to pass later.
"… Now, I'll tell you the content for this examination. You'll enter into the building, which will directly transport you to the feet of Yun Mountain. Your task is to climb the mountain by following after one Elite Disciple that we have selected. Remember, the time limit is 12 hours after this disciple reached the peak.
You can begin entering the building, and after all of you have got in, he'll announce the start of the examination. Good luck, everyone."
After he finished speaking, they could see the first floor of the building seemed to become slightly transparent. As Ye Jiao and the other two were at the forefront, they could see the chance clearer.
"Shall we?"
"Let's go," Ye Jiao smiled. She didn't understand why, but it seemed that the others were waiting for the three of them to enter first. Probably, it was because they were the ones who had the highest talent.
Internally, she laughed to herself. Just a few days ago, she told herself that she would be the one standing at the forefront. Now, she had truly done it.
This was only the beginning.
The three of them walked into the building. There was a slight resistance, but Ye Jiao had gotten used to it. After a few seconds, they arrived on the other side. It was a mountain foot of a large mountain.
"Wow," Ye Jiao murmured. She had never seen a real mountain before because of the location of her place. All mountains in Four Kingdoms were located at the edge, so it was pretty far for her.
"This is a good place."
"Yeah."
The three of them didn't speak anymore as they looked around while more and more people started to get inside. Ye Jiao could see a familiar young man standing not far from them, sitting peacefully on top of a large rock.
'So, Qin Zheng is truly the Elite Disciple.'
After the place became awfully crowded, no more people poured in. Qin Zheng stood up from his place lazily. His appearance made many of them shocked as they could see that this young man was around the same age as the three at the forefront.
Did it mean he was even better than them?
"Good morning, everyone. I'm Qin Zheng, Mount Hua Academy Elite Disciple. I come here as the representative to show you the way to finish the examination. It's actually quite simple. All you have to do is to climb this mountain. The time limit is 12 hours after I reach the peak. If you can't reach the peak by that time, it means you fail," Qin Zheng explained briefly with a smile on his face.
"Also, do not worry that I'll be too fast. I'm Eon Energy Master Rank 3 middle stage, so my rank is pretty similar to most of you. However, keep it in your mind that this is not going to be an easy ride."
A lot of people were looking at Qin Zheng with doubts now. Since the young man was at a similar rank with them, why would there be the 12 hours' mark?
"Well, he says it like that, but I'm sure that it'll be easy."
"Yeah, the time limit is too much."
"It'll be easy."
Qin Zheng could guess that they were belittling him, but he didn't care. If they didn't trust him, they would be the ones to suffer in the end.
"Let's start."
As he turned around and started walking, they also began to follow after Qin Zheng. Some of them anticipated that there would be something dangerous in the climb. Still, even after climbing for a few minutes, there was nothing that happened.
'It's strange that it's peaceful.'
Ye Jiao observed Qin Zheng carefully because this was an unfamiliar place. She didn't want to act recklessly because she didn't know what would happen in this place. The pace at which Qin Zheng walked was extremely slow. It was as if he was strolling and not taking the exam seriously.
"Hey, Qin… something, how long do we have to walk at this pace?"
"It's too slow!"
Several people from behind started to protest.
Qin Zheng turned his head around to face them. He had a smile on his face, but Ye Jiao felt that it was tinged with darkness. "I did say that the time limit is 12 hours after I reach the peak, but you can actually go ahead of me."
His words were transmitted directly to everyone around them. Once they heard that, their eyes lit up. They were already feeling down when they saw that the one who guided them would be someone of the same rank.
He might be an Elite Disciple, but isn't this a bit too much?
Hearing Qin Zheng's words, many of them smiled.
"That's great!"
"Then, I'll be going ahead!"
"I'm going faster."
Several people began to climb even faster. They quickly overtook Qin Zheng and rose even more swiftly. For those who had been living in the area where it was mountain ranges, this kind of climbing was a child's play. They would be able to reach the peak easily by just walking faster.
As for stamina, they have their confidence as Eon Energy Master Rank 3.
"You three are not going to go ahead?" Qin Zheng asked when he noticed the three of them still stuck close to him, following after his lead with a steady pace.
Han Fu shrugged. "They say that we have to follow after you, so I should just do what they told me."
"They didn't say there's a reward for getting into the top first," Gao Yun replied.
Ye Jiao smirked. "That's because I'm sure this mountain is not simple, so I prefer to not ignore your instructions, Zhe- Senior Qin Zheng."
She almost said Zheng Ge, but quickly changed her words. If she said it like that, she would be seen as an insolent youngster who greeted Qin Zheng impolitely. Though, it was him who forced her to greet him like that.
"You three are not bad," Qin Zheng said indifferently. He looked over as he could see more people were still sticking close to him. Only a part of them decided to overtake him.
"Of course~."
"Thank you."
Qin Zheng had just turned his head around to the front again when they suddenly heard the scream ahead of them.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
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Ye Jiao moved to the front as she could see two other young people at the front. They should be around her age.
The first one was a large and muscular young man. He has a stern expression with roguelike clothes. His robe was grey in color as he stood there proudly. There were a lot of people behind him, waiting patiently. From their proud expression, it was clear that they were following after his particular youth.
The second one was a beautiful young man. Yes, beautiful. She knew that he was a male based on how he dressed, but he looked very feminine. He has long eyelashes and long blonde hair. The way he stood showed that he must have come from a powerful family. Even though there was a slight smile on the corner of his lips, Ye Jiao could sense the dangerous aura he emanated.
"Oh, a little girl," the second man's words sounded surprised. He looked at Ye Jiao with interest in his pale blue eyes.
"Hello," Ye Jiao greeted with a smile on her face. She maintained her distance with the two of them because she wanted to be polite.
"I'm Han Fu," the second and beautiful one introduced. "May I know your name, Young Miss?"
"There's no need to be overly polite. My name is Ye Jiao."
"Ye Jiao? Oh my, that name truly suits you. You're indeed beautiful," Han Fu laughed. Ye Jiao had goosebumps on her back as she noticed that the way he laughed was truly similar to that of a woman. Is he truly a man?
"Thank you."
Ye Jiao smiled politely and hid her real thoughts as she looked at the other young man. The large young man noticed her stare and forced a smile on his lips.
"I'm Gao Yun from Thunder Alley."
"I'm Ye Jiao from Four Kingdoms,��� Ye Jiao decided to add the location where she came from.
"Oh, Four Kingdoms?" Han Fu's interest was piqued. "Isn't that the one where the balance is divided into four?"
"Yes."
"I come from Han Valley. It used to have the name of Three Kingdoms, but it changed after my family united the land," Han Fu said eagerly.
Ye Jiao blinked her eyes. "I see, you must have come from a powerful family."
"Yes~."
This was the first time she met with a chatterbox man and also a feminine one at that. Looking at the two of them, she had guessed that they must have come from a different place. Come to think about it, there were more than 100 secluded locations, right? How many geniuses would each area be able to gather and stand out in this examination?
As Ye Jiao was thinking, a man came out on the second floor of the building in front of them.
"The examination will begin!"
"First of all, I want to give a speech. I'm the representative of all the academies in the Xian Gu Kingdom and I welcome you all to this examination. The number of youngsters that gathered here has reached above 1 million…"
As he began to speak, Ye Jiao realized that this man indeed could talk. He gave a long speech while she looked around. Now that he mentioned it, the number of youngsters in this place was truly a lot. She wondered how many of them would be able to pass later.
"… Now, I'll tell you the content for this examination. You'll enter into the building, which will directly transport you to the feet of Yun Mountain. Your task is to climb the mountain by following after one Elite Disciple that we have selected. Remember, the time limit is 12 hours after this disciple reached the peak.
You can begin entering the building, and after all of you have got in, he'll announce the start of the examination. Good luck, everyone."
After he finished speaking, they could see the first floor of the building seemed to become slightly transparent. As Ye Jiao and the other two were at the forefront, they could see the chance clearer.
"Shall we?"
"Let's go," Ye Jiao smiled. She didn't understand why, but it seemed that the others were waiting for the three of them to enter first. Probably, it was because they were the ones who had the highest talent.
Internally, she laughed to herself. Just a few days ago, she told herself that she would be the one standing at the forefront. Now, she had truly done it.
This was only the beginning.
The three of them walked into the building. There was a slight resistance, but Ye Jiao had gotten used to it. After a few seconds, they arrived on the other side. It was a mountain foot of a large mountain.
"Wow," Ye Jiao murmured. She had never seen a real mountain before because of the location of her place. All mountains in Four Kingdoms were located at the edge, so it was pretty far for her.
"This is a good place."
"Yeah."
The three of them didn't speak anymore as they looked around while more and more people started to get inside. Ye Jiao could see a familiar young man standing not far from them, sitting peacefully on top of a large rock.
'So, Qin Zheng is truly the Elite Disciple.'
After the place became awfully crowded, no more people poured in. Qin Zheng stood up from his place lazily. His appearance made many of them shocked as they could see that this young man was around the same age as the three at the forefront.
Did it mean he was even better than them?
"Good morning, everyone. I'm Qin Zheng, Mount Hua Academy Elite Disciple. I come here as the representative to show you the way to finish the examination. It's actually quite simple. All you have to do is to climb this mountain. The time limit is 12 hours after I reach the peak. If you can't reach the peak by that time, it means you fail," Qin Zheng explained briefly with a smile on his face.
"Also, do not worry that I'll be too fast. I'm Eon Energy Master Rank 3 middle stage, so my rank is pretty similar to most of you. However, keep it in your mind that this is not going to be an easy ride."
A lot of people were looking at Qin Zheng with doubts now. Since the young man was at a similar rank with them, why would there be the 12 hours' mark?
"Well, he says it like that, but I'm sure that it'll be easy."
"Yeah, the time limit is too much."
"It'll be easy."
Qin Zheng could guess that they were belittling him, but he didn't care. If they didn't trust him, they would be the ones to suffer in the end.
"Let's start."
As he turned around and started walking, they also began to follow after Qin Zheng. Some of them anticipated that there would be something dangerous in the climb. Still, even after climbing for a few minutes, there was nothing that happened.
'It's strange that it's peaceful.'
Ye Jiao observed Qin Zheng carefully because this was an unfamiliar place. She didn't want to act recklessly because she didn't know what would happen in this place. The pace at which Qin Zheng walked was extremely slow. It was as if he was strolling and not taking the exam seriously.
"Hey, Qin… something, how long do we have to walk at this pace?"
"It's too slow!"
Several people from behind started to protest.
Qin Zheng turned his head around to face them. He had a smile on his face, but Ye Jiao felt that it was tinged with darkness. "I did say that the time limit is 12 hours after I reach the peak, but you can actually go ahead of me."
His words were transmitted directly to everyone around them. Once they heard that, their eyes lit up. They were already feeling down when they saw that the one who guided them would be someone of the same rank.
He might be an Elite Disciple, but isn't this a bit too much?
Hearing Qin Zheng's words, many of them smiled.
"That's great!"
"Then, I'll be going ahead!"
"I'm going faster."
Several people began to climb even faster. They quickly overtook Qin Zheng and rose even more swiftly. For those who had been living in the area where it was mountain ranges, this kind of climbing was a child's play. They would be able to reach the peak easily by just walking faster.
As for stamina, they have their confidence as Eon Energy Master Rank 3.
"You three are not going to go ahead?" Qin Zheng asked when he noticed the three of them still stuck close to him, following after his lead with a steady pace.
Han Fu shrugged. "They say that we have to follow after you, so I should just do what they told me."
"They didn't say there's a reward for getting into the top first," Gao Yun replied.
Ye Jiao smirked. "That's because I'm sure this mountain is not simple, so I prefer to not ignore your instructions, Zhe- Senior Qin Zheng."
She almost said Zheng Ge, but quickly changed her words. If she said it like that, she would be seen as an insolent youngster who greeted Qin Zheng impolitely. Though, it was him who forced her to greet him like that.
"You three are not bad," Qin Zheng said indifferently. He looked over as he could see more people were still sticking close to him. Only a part of them decided to overtake him.
"Of course~."
"Thank you."
Qin Zheng had just turned his head around to the front again when they suddenly heard the scream ahead of them.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Ye Jiao moved to the front as she could see two other young people at the front. They should be around her age.The first one was a large and muscular young man. He has a stern expression with roguelike clothes. His robe was grey in color as he stood there proudly. There were a lot of people behind him, waiting patiently. From their proud expression, it was clear that they were following after his particular youth.The second one was a beautiful young man. Yes, beautiful. She knew that he was a male based on how he dressed, but he looked very feminine. He has long eyelashes and long blonde hair. The way he stood showed that he must have come from a powerful family. Even though there was a slight smile on the corner of his lips, Ye Jiao could sense the dangerous aura he emanated."Oh, a little girl," the second man's words sounded surprised. He looked at Ye Jiao with interest in his pale blue eyes."Hello," Ye Jiao greeted with a smile on her face. She maintained her distance with the two of them because she wanted to be polite."I'm Han Fu," the second and beautiful one introduced. "May I know your name, Young Miss?""There's no need to be overly polite. My name is Ye Jiao.""Ye Jiao? Oh my, that name truly suits you. You're indeed beautiful," Han Fu laughed. Ye Jiao had goosebumps on her back as she noticed that the way he laughed was truly similar to that of a woman. Is he truly a man?"Thank you."Ye Jiao smiled politely and hid her real thoughts as she looked at the other young man. The large young man noticed her stare and forced a smile on his lips."I'm Gao Yun from Thunder Alley.""I'm Ye Jiao from Four Kingdoms, Ye Jiao decided to add the location where she came from."Oh, Four Kingdoms?" Han Fu's interest was piqued. "Isn't that the one where the balance is divided into four?""Yes.""I come from Han Valley. It used to have the name of Three Kingdoms, but it changed after my family united the land," Han Fu said eagerly.Ye Jiao blinked her eyes. "I see, you must have come from a powerful family.""Yes~."This was the first time she met with a chatterbox man and also a feminine one at that. Looking at the two of them, she had guessed that they must have come from a different place. Come to think about it, there were more than 100 secluded locations, right? How many geniuses would each area be able to gather and stand out in this examination?As Ye Jiao was thinking, a man came out on the second floor of the building in front of them."The examination will begin!""First of all, I want to give a speech. I'm the representative of all the academies in the Xian Gu Kingdom and I welcome you all to this examination. The number of youngsters that gathered here has reached above 1 million"As he began to speak, Ye Jiao realized that this man indeed could talk. He gave a long speech while she looked around. Now that he mentioned it, the number of youngsters in this place was truly a lot. She wondered how many of them would be able to pass later." Now, I'll tell you the content for this examination. You'll enter into the building, which will directly transport you to the feet of Yun Mountain. Your task is to climb the mountain by following after one Elite Disciple that we have selected. Remember, the time limit is 12 hours after this disciple reached the peak.You can begin entering the building, and after all of you have got in, he'll announce the start of the examination. Good luck, everyone."After he finished speaking, they could see the first floor of the building seemed to become slightly transparent. As Ye Jiao and the other two were at the forefront, they could see the chance clearer."Shall we?""Let's go," Ye Jiao smiled. She didn't understand why, but it seemed that the others were waiting for the three of them to enter first. Probably, it was because they were the ones who had the highest talent.Internally, she laughed to herself. Just a few days ago, she told herself that she would be the one standing at the forefront. Now, she had truly done it.This was only the beginning.The three of them walked into the building. There was a slight resistance, but Ye Jiao had gotten used to it. After a few seconds, they arrived on the other side. It was a mountain foot of a large mountain."Wow," Ye Jiao murmured. She had never seen a real mountain before because of the location of her place. All mountains in Four Kingdoms were located at the edge, so it was pretty far for her."This is a good place.""Yeah."The three of them didn't speak anymore as they looked around while more and more people started to get inside. Ye Jiao could see a familiar young man standing not far from them, sitting peacefully on top of a large rock.'So, Qin Zheng is truly the Elite Disciple.'After the place became awfully crowded, no more people poured in. Qin Zheng stood up from his place lazily. His appearance made many of them shocked as they could see that this young man was around the same age as the three at the forefront.Did it mean he was even better than them?"Good morning, everyone. I'm Qin Zheng, Mount Hua Academy Elite Disciple. I come here as the representative to show you the way to finish the examination. It's actually quite simple. All you have to do is to climb this mountain. The time limit is 12 hours after I reach the peak. If you can't reach the peak by that time, it means you fail," Qin Zheng explained briefly with a smile on his face."Also, do not worry that I'll be too fast. I'm Eon Energy Master Rank 3 middle stage, so my rank is pretty similar to most of you. However, keep it in your mind that this is not going to be an easy ride."A lot of people were looking at Qin Zheng with doubts now. Since the young man was at a similar rank with them, why would there be the 12 hours' mark?"Well, he says it like that, but I'm sure that it'll be easy.""Yeah, the time limit is too much.""It'll be easy."Qin Zheng could guess that they were belittling him, but he didn't care. If they didn't trust him, they would be the ones to suffer in the end."Let's start."As he turned around and started walking, they also began to follow after Qin Zheng. Some of them anticipated that there would be something dangerous in the climb. Still, even after climbing for a few minutes, there was nothing that happened.'It's strange that it's peaceful.'Ye Jiao observed Qin Zheng carefully because this was an unfamiliar place. She didn't want to act recklessly because she didn't know what would happen in this place. The pace at which Qin Zheng walked was extremely slow. It was as if he was strolling and not taking the exam seriously."Hey, Qin something, how long do we have to walk at this pace?""It's too slow!"Several people from behind started to protest.Qin Zheng turned his head around to face them. He had a smile on his face, but Ye Jiao felt that it was tinged with darkness. "I did say that the time limit is 12 hours after I reach the peak, but you can actually go ahead of me."His words were transmitted directly to everyone around them. Once they heard that, their eyes lit up. They were already feeling down when they saw that the one who guided them would be someone of the same rank.He might be an Elite Disciple, but isn't this a bit too much?Hearing Qin Zheng's words, many of them smiled."That's great!""Then, I'll be going ahead!""I'm going faster."Several people began to climb even faster. They quickly overtook Qin Zheng and rose even more swiftly. For those who had been living in the area where it was mountain ranges, this kind of climbing was a child's play. They would be able to reach the peak easily by just walking faster.As for stamina, they have their confidence as Eon Energy Master Rank 3."You three are not going to go ahead?" Qin Zheng asked when he noticed the three of them still stuck close to him, following after his lead with a steady pace.Han Fu shrugged. "They say that we have to follow after you, so I should just do what they told me.""They didn't say there's a reward for getting into the top first," Gao Yun replied.Ye Jiao smirked. "That's because I'm sure this mountain is not simple, so I prefer to not ignore your instructions,Zhe- Senior Qin Zheng."She almost said Zheng Ge, but quickly changed her words. If she said it like that, she would be seen as an insolent youngster who greeted Qin Zheng impolitely. Though, it was him who forced her to greet him like that."You three are not bad," Qin Zheng said indifferently. He looked over as he could see more people were still sticking close to him. Only a part of them decided to overtake him."Of course~.""Thank you."Qin Zheng had just turned his head around to the front again when they suddenly heard the scream ahead of them."AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
